#17 – Lulie Tanett: Epistemology in the Social Sciences, Mindfulness and Taking Children Seriously

Lulie Tanett is a writer and expositor of ideas of applied critical rationalism. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting it at: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani We talk about: * Lulie’s untypical childhood and the parenting philosophy she was raised under * What psychology and the social sciences can learn from epistemology * Mindfulness tied to Critical Rationalism * The constraints of creativity * And much more! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Lulie’s childhood and Taking Children Seriously 9:30 - Why social science isn’t science 11:35 - Evolutionary psychology 14:15 - Foundations of psychology: not neurology, but epistemology 15:35 - Meme theory 17:39 - What’s needed for consciousness? 19:54 - AGI 21:14 - Criticism Scheduling and Privacy 29:35 - Tying mindfulness and meditation to Critical Rationalism 45:05 - Constraints help creativity 50:27 - Non-coercive schools 52:53 - Critical Rationalism community + recommendations by Lulie MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE * The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch * Episode 10 of Do Explain with David Deutsch on The Primacy of Ideas * Lulie’s recent appearance on the Do Explain podcast [The Chapman Series, Pt.5] * David Deutsch on the ‘Fun Criterion’ with Lulie Tanett * Increments podcast * Lulie’s post on Alexander Technique LULIE’S LINKS * Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/reasonisfun * Website: https://www.lulie.co.uk/ ARJUN’S LINKS * Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani * Blog: https://arjunkhemani.com * Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani

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